St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-25

upon ordinary well water, but it should be
kept running,
Dr. Jones said in his report for last
year;
Impure drinking water has long been rec
ognized as one of the most potent causes of
disease and dea b, as numerous investigations
have shown that Il great mortality visits Ger
tain classes and communities consequent
upon their using water contaminated by Or
canic impurities 4
Ii should be borne in mind, however, that the
effects of impure water like the
EFFECTS OF IMPURE AIR,
engender general impairment OF the health
without giving rise to any very pronounced
disease. \ Toomuch stress
cannot be given the fact that specimen of
we'll water, as clear as crystal, and which, so
far as the sense of sight, taste and smell are
zeal analysis will show 1t to be highly charged
with organic matter, and consequently, unit
for consumption. In the
propagation of typhoid fever, no agent is SO
active as polluted water supply.
In the report submitted by DIR. G. n.
Hewitt, secretary of the state board of
health, he says:
Lake Phalen holds Its own as yet. The diff
ference III hardness between Vadnais at gate
house and high and low service is a curious
feature, which am not yet prepared to ex-
plain. The amount OF oxygen used by or
ganic matter is quite large in all the lake
waters, but being OF vegetable origin is not
harmful. The artesian well water compares
very favorably with the average of other
wells in the Mississippi valley examined in
our laboratory. 1t is first-rate hard water,
and l see no danger to its purity from I'M
favorable surroundings, so long as it flows"
THE ANALYSES MADE
March Is, of last year, of samples of
water from Lakes Vadnais and
Phalen and the Mississippi river
are of some interest. The aver
age of the samples from Lake Vad-
nais showed: Solids, 10.709; volatile
matter, 2.103; chlorine, III; oxygen
hardness, IL; permanent hardness, 3.
From Lake Phalen, total, solids, $3.50;
volatile matter, 2.570; chlorine, III;
oxygen used by oxidiZed matter, 3.709;
total hardness, II; permanent hardness,
2.5. The water from Phalen was taken
200 feet from shore, and from under the
ice. The water taken from the MisSiS-
sippi river above the outlet of the Sher-
man street sewer developed: Solids,
1861; volatile matter, 1906; chlorine,
400; oxygen used by oXidlzed
matter. 1854; total hardness,
70; permanent, AZ; the water from the
artesian well in West st. Paul, on Da-
kota avenue, near the end of the Waba-
sha street bridge, solids, Is. 1SS; volatile
matter, 1887; chlorine, .175; oxygen
used by oXidized matter, .464; total
hardness, is; permanent baroness, 2.
These analyses are based on grains IN a
gallon and parts of 1.O0O,GO. The
difference in the water as shown by the
amount of organic matter is easily APP
pretended.
Atpresent the number of consumers
in this city who pay direct to the water
board for water from the city system is
$500. On an estimate of ten drinkers
to each paying consumer the number of
persons who use city water would be
$1,000, or
ABOUT oNE-THIRD
of the entire population. 1t is esti-
mated that there are over $4,000 wells in
the city. Nothing but well water as
yet is used in West st. Paul, but Secre-
tary Caulfield predicts that city water
will be over there by fall. McRitchie d
Nichols, who are dredging the river bot
tom for the big eight-fOot main which is
to carry the water under the river to
the West side from Broadway to State
street, are now within 200 feet of Broad
way. They commenced on the other
side of the river. Dayton'S bluff suf-
fered pretty badly until last year. There
lsa Thorough water system on StAnthony
hill as far north as Como avenue and
west as Dale street. The great section
from Rice street bridge to the cemetery
cannot enjoy city water until Rice street
and that vicinity is properly drained.
The city water main runs ON Front
street, from Como avenue to Rice street,
but cannot go down rice street, owing
to the water along that street. The
water department will have water into
Arlington hills this year, having got as
far as Magnolia street on Arcade, from
the Seventh street system. Secretary
Caulield predicts that twenty miles of
water pipe will be laid next year, ten of
which will be in West st. Paul alone.
Yet the people, even where they are
convenient to city water accommoda-
tons, are slow to part with the well
water and put in connections with the
city water mains. Especially is this so
on the northern part of st. Anthony
hill and the eastern part of Dayton's
bluff.